Caution is the eldest child of wisdom.
Caution is the eldest child of wisdom.
An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come.
An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come.
Popularity? It is glory's small change.
Popularity? It is glory's small change.
Where the telescope ends, the microscope begins. Which of the two has the grander view?
Where the telescope ends, the microscope begins. Which of the two has the grander view?
Common sense is in spite of, not because of, Education.
Common sense is in spite of, not because of, Education.
Certain thoughts are prayers. They are moments when, whatever be the attitude of the body, the soul ...
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Certain thoughts are prayers. They are moments when, whatever be the attitude of the body, the soul is on its knees.
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To die is nothing. Not to live is frightful.
To die is nothing. Not to live is frightful.
Imagination is intelligence with an erection.
Imagination is intelligence with an erection.
Nothing awakens a reminiscence like an odor.
Nothing awakens a reminiscence like an odor.
Music is noise that thinks.
Music is noise that thinks.
The Devil may visit us, but God lives here.
The Devil may visit us, but God lives here.
[on the future] There is nothing like a dream to create the future.
[on the future] There is nothing like a dream to create the future.
The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved.
The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved.
The left-handed are precious; they take places which are inconvenient for the rest.
The left-handed are precious; they take places which are inconvenient for the rest.
[on bravery] Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and when yo...
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[on bravery] Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace. God is awake.
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A compliment is something like a kiss through a veil.
A compliment is something like a kiss through a veil.
The Paradise of the Rich is made from the Hell of the Poor.
The Paradise of the Rich is made from the Hell of the Poor.
Not being heard is no reason for silence.
Not being heard is no reason for silence.
Man lives by affirmation even more than he does by bread.
Man lives by affirmation even more than he does by bread.
Men become accustomed to poison by degrees.
Men become accustomed to poison by degrees.
To rescue from oblivion even a fragment of a language which men have used and which is in danger of ...
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To rescue from oblivion even a fragment of a language which men have used and which is in danger of being lost--that is to say, one of the elements, whether good or bad, which have shaped and complicated civilization--is to extend the scope of social observation and to serve civilization.
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Music expresses that which can not be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.
Music expresses that which can not be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.
A writer is a World trapped inside a person.
A writer is a World trapped inside a person.
